Broadband News
Wed, 27th Sep 2017
NBN Co home wiring checks 'deserve applause – and condemnation'
One of Australia's better-known network experts says the move by NBN Co, the company building Australia's national broadband network, to use a diagnostic tool to check home wiring to see if it may be causing speed issues should be both applauded and condemned.
Source: iTWire
nbn overhauls wholesale pricing in business sector push
New pricing model developed to help NBN resellers package up plans targeted at medium and enterprise businesses.
Source: ARN
Tue, 26th Sep 2017
Labor wants review of Conrovian NBN satellite service it created
Try as it might, Labor cannot rewrite history and escape its responsibility for the NBN satellite service.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Ericsson and Telstra encrypt in-transit data over 100Gbps link
Ericsson, Ciena, and Telstra have encrypted data while in transit over a 100Gbps link between the US and Australia using multiple subsea cable systems, following their successful trial over a 10Gbps link earlier this year.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Why the ABC should steer clear of talking about the NBN
The ABC is considered by many to be top dog when it comes to intelligent discourse on the more serious topics that concern this country. Yet, when it comes to technology, the ABC often shows that it has no clue at all.
Source: iTWire
Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable system ready for deployment
The deployment of the 14,000km Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable system has reached the point where it is in the final stages of being loaded into the two cable-laying ships.
Source: iTWire
NBN Co wants users to leave their legacy services faster
NBN Co wants to bring customers from legacy services onto its network sooner as it tries to mitigate problems caused by people leaving their move until the last minute.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 25th Sep 2017
NBN Co lost $4.24b in full-year 2017
The NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has made a loss of $4.24 billion for the 2017 year, according to the accounts which were released on Friday.
Source: iTWire
Fri, 22nd Sep 2017
Fibre cable break hits internet services in Queensland
Damage to a major fibre cable between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast has disrupted internet services from at least two telcos, TPG and iiNet.
Source: ARN
Thu, 21st Sep 2017
NBN defends its network, says few retail applications need over 50Mbps
Australia's NBN will definitely handle the needs of today, NBN has said, as few retail use cases require speeds of more than 50Mbps.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Labor condemns NBN installation success rate sitting at 90 percent
If there was a one in 10 chance your food would make you sick, you wouldn't call that a success, Stephen Jones has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN launches Tech Lab to collect data and resolve connection issues
NBN will use its new Tech Lab to collate and learn from both customer experience surveys and current fault-reporting data using open-source machine-learning and big data software.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co finally reveals satellite users who will lose ADSL
NBN Co has identified 1500 premises in the satellite and fixed wireless footprints that will have their ADSL services cut off due to a “rare circumstance” with the network’s design.
Source: iTnews Australia
nbn taps machine learning and big data to deal with network faults
New Tech Lab will help determine whether network issues can be dealt with remotely and or by a field technician.
Source: ARN
Wed, 20th Sep 2017
NBN to trial tool for detecting in-home copper wiring faults
Pointing out that slow speeds and dropouts can be due to a number of factors, and not necessarily the wholesale network itself, NBN has announced trials of a diagnostic tool for remotely discovering in-home wiring faults.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co targets in-home wiring faults
NBN Co is set to begin trials within weeks of an internally developed remote diagnostic tool used to find premises in the FTTN footprint with in-home wiring faults.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN customers in NSW hit by major outage
National Broadband Network (NBN) users in New South Wales have been hit by a major network outage.
Source: ARN
Tue, 19th Sep 2017
TPG mobile network to be complete in Sydney, Melbourne by mid-2018
TPG's AU$1.9 billion Australian mobile network will make use of small cells, macro cells, and fibre assets, with coverage expected to be across Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra by June 2018.
Source: ZDNet Australia
NBN Co gets more time to connect sensitive govt sites
NBN Co will be given more time to connect high-security government sites to its network in recognition of the challenges of servicing sensitive sites.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co tells business to migrate ‘special services’ to avoid disruption
Businesses have been urged to prepare to migrate their special services, which simultaneously use voice, video and data services, to the NBN broadband access ahead of the first disconnections.
Source: iTWire
Optus says fibre cable cut repaired after 12 hours
An Optus transmission cable that was cut in Melbourne on Monday was restored last night, the company said today.
Source: iTWire
TPG's NBN user base hits 561,000
TPG has grown its group NBN subscriber base to 561,000 but continues to face downward pressure on its NBN margins, leading the telco to look to mobile for future revenue growth.
Source: iTnews Australia
TPG faces NBN headwinds as mobile presence builds
Faces fixed-line residential broadband margin erosion resulting from the introduction of the NBN.
Source: ARN
NBN favouritism called out by TPG, Superloop
Rules that make it simpler for NBN Co – but not other carriers – to deploy network infrastructure should be opened up to the rest of the industry, according to TPG and Superloop.
Source: iTnews Australia
NBN Co could trim five months from wireless projects
NBN Co believes it could cut five months off the time needed to deploy new radio transmission dishes to backhaul its fixed wireless network if certain rules were relaxed.
Source: iTnews Australia
Mon, 18th Sep 2017
Optus eSIM technology taps into Aussie wearables market
Optus has joined Telstra in the eSIM technology stakes, launching its Optus Number Share offering.
Source: ARN
Fifield: 90 percent of NBN connections done right the first time
NBN gets nine out of 10 connections 'right the first time', Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has said.
Source: ZDNet Australia
Amaysim telco satisfaction leader, Aldi Mobile last in top 6 list
Three telcos powered by Optus, including Optus itself, make up the top three list with the most satisfied customers, followed by Telstra, Vodafone and then Aldi Mobile.
Source: iTWire
Thu, 14th Sep 2017
Aussie telcos to face fresh scrutiny under new national security laws
Local telcos are set to come under increased scrutiny thanks to new national security laws passed by the Federal Government.
Source: ARN
Vocus eyes class action alleging it misled investors
Vocus is set to face down a proposed class action alleging that it misled shareholders over its FY17 financial guidance.
Source: ARN